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clinton and obama successfully able to carry this over, never able to allow the base of the democratic party, special interest groups, to overtake the national message, the republican party -- >> the serious governing philosophy that served this country well but too many swing voters in the country, you hear the word conservative now, they they think of loons and whackos. we gave up five u.s. senate seats the last two election cycles by people who were just out there, completely extreme, manifestly up prepared for the offices that they are running for. our elected leaders scared to death of the conservative entertainment complex, the shrill and divisive voices that are bombastic and broadcasting out into the homes and this country is rejecting the social extremism of the republican party on issue after issue. if you look at the four states that legalized gay marriage, on a range of issues, our coalition is shrink and the republican party has a lot of soul searching to do if we are going to assemble a majority. >> doris, i want to get to one other thing here, which is the movie "lincoln
clinton and obama successfully able to carry this over, never able to allow the base of the democratic party, special interest groups, to overtake the national message, the republican party -- >> the serious governing philosophy that served this country well but too many swing voters in the country, you hear the word conservative now, they they think of loons and whackos. we gave up five u.s. senate seats the last two election cycles by people who were just out there, completely extreme,...
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clinton. also, chief of staff. he knows washington, knows bureaucracies, which is helpful in that bob gates, as well, when he went over to the pentagon, knew how the systems work. he seems to have the confidence of the white house. although gates really was uniquely close to this president. >> he was. >> the bond they forged. >> it is, and you don't envy anyone who would replace robert gates. they feel like unfillable shoes, but the sense is if anyone can, it would be leon panetta. i'm told it was robert gates himself who recruited pannetta, picked his successor and said this is who it should be. and as far as i can tell, there was never really any other serious candidate considered. the president called panetta monday and offered him the job on tuesday. panetta accepted. and then the other big piece of it, of course, is general david petraeus. petraeus was -- did a solid for the administration in terms of taking over the mission in afghanistan at a time when mcchrystal -- stanley mcchrystal f
clinton. also, chief of staff. he knows washington, knows bureaucracies, which is helpful in that bob gates, as well, when he went over to the pentagon, knew how the systems work. he seems to have the confidence of the white house. although gates really was uniquely close to this president. >> he was. >> the bond they forged. >> it is, and you don't envy anyone who would replace robert gates. they feel like unfillable shoes, but the sense is if anyone can, it would be leon...
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there's bill clinton feeling everybody's pain. there's george bush who can't wait to get the heck out of there. can't understand why these people are so upset at him. so it creates a problem for a guy like romney. too. there's a picture of the shoe shine on the tarmac. i don't know if you saw this one. he's sitting in front of an airplane. here's wearing a suit and he's getting a shoe shine. >> he's not shining his own shoes? >> no, he's getting a shoe shine. we put this on salon earlier today. i'm not sure where it originated. but it never looks good for a politician to be getting a shoe sign on a tarmac. but it looks terrible when it's mitt romney and this is your image and background. it looks worse when it's if year 2012 and the economy is in such a bad place, and the democrats are going to be going after your party for being the one who favors the people who gets shoe shines on tarmacs. >> drumming down on that, though, what is the image that he creates? what is the image that a candidate like bill clinton wouldn't create but
there's bill clinton feeling everybody's pain. there's george bush who can't wait to get the heck out of there. can't understand why these people are so upset at him. so it creates a problem for a guy like romney. too. there's a picture of the shoe shine on the tarmac. i don't know if you saw this one. he's sitting in front of an airplane. here's wearing a suit and he's getting a shoe shine. >> he's not shining his own shoes? >> no, he's getting a shoe shine. we put this on salon...
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i mean, bill clinton went through -- he was keel hauled. >> yeah, yeah. >> this guy get a single side note. >> just a pesky asterisk. but, you know, politicians and presidents for years in washington have been using david petraeus as cover. if you can get underneath -- >> republicans said that name over and over. >> wrap yourself in the petraeus flag and you got immunity from almost anything. >> what is president obama worried about petraeus? >> i think it's -- i think he's being gracious now. i think maybe buyer's remorse, some people once you get into the details of this whacky situation, they're thinking maybe he should have stuck with him, maybe everything moved too fast, maybe he's -- he did what he did but maybe he's the victim -- >> before you jump to that, and i am -- the older i get the more leaning i get towards these -- >> meaning -- >> if it got out he had this affair with the reporter and also got out that the president knowing about it had kept him in office, what would that have been like? >> that would have been bad. the only way you can do this is if you make a clean
i mean, bill clinton went through -- he was keel hauled. >> yeah, yeah. >> this guy get a single side note. >> just a pesky asterisk. but, you know, politicians and presidents for years in washington have been using david petraeus as cover. if you can get underneath -- >> republicans said that name over and over. >> wrap yourself in the petraeus flag and you got immunity from almost anything. >> what is president obama worried about petraeus? >> i think...
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. >> we have talked about bill clinton as a super surrogate for barack obama. mike, the guy in that ad, he's a super anti-surrogate, an anti-validator of mitt romney. he looks like the voter that barack obama needed to change sides, that former reagan democrat, that white working class guy looking dead into the camera and saying, this guy destroyed us. he took away our livelihood and he made us build the stage that we had to stand on to announce the end of our jobs. it was absolutely the most devastating ad, but what was also remarkable was the romney people had no response. look, they had a six-month lead time on this line of attack because remember something called winning our future pac? they ran a 27 minute ad of this same message. romney, because he survived in florida after that, he seemed to think i can get over this because he didn't respond. >> i talked to -- >> jane mayer, you write in your piece that sarah palin of all people thought that the bain ad had a negative impact on mitt romney's candidacy. she thinks it worked. here she is on fox on electio
. >> we have talked about bill clinton as a super surrogate for barack obama. mike, the guy in that ad, he's a super anti-surrogate, an anti-validator of mitt romney. he looks like the voter that barack obama needed to change sides, that former reagan democrat, that white working class guy looking dead into the camera and saying, this guy destroyed us. he took away our livelihood and he made us build the stage that we had to stand on to announce the end of our jobs. it was absolutely the...
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. >>> and bill clinton may have saved president obama's second term. darrell hammen tells us how he did it. >> he's the only democratic nominee for president. >> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. president obama stepped out to talk about the economy today. he reminded america that there was an election on tuesday and the people have spoken. the president spoke from the east room of the white house surrounded by middle class americans. he's ready to lead on fiscal challenges facing this country. >> the american people voted for action. not politics as usual. you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. and in that spirit, i have invited leaders of both parties to the white house next week so we can start to build consensus around the challenges that we can only solve together. >> no heavy hand, no arrogance whatsoever. if there's one word to sum up the president's presentation today, it's this. consistent. the guy who gave the speech is the same guy who we watched on the campaign trail for the last seven months. americans want cooperatio
. >>> and bill clinton may have saved president obama's second term. darrell hammen tells us how he did it. >> he's the only democratic nominee for president. >> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. president obama stepped out to talk about the economy today. he reminded america that there was an election on tuesday and the people have spoken. the president spoke from the east room of the white house surrounded by middle class americans. he's ready to lead on...
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clinton works you have taken this same action and did they do it too late? >> i don't think they did it too late. in the short term, the president benefited. the president called out the barker today, donald trump. there's no better cable split screen than donald trump and the president because it reminds people that's the choice they're going to face in 2012. takes it away from real problems in the country and the president said a carnival barter. the president made a stronger point. in the longer term we've got to have this debate. as much as think hurt republicans and they squeezed out of it was time to put this to rest. >> now surprisingly donald trump took credit that the president has at least a long form of his birth certificate and held reporters in new hampshire making an array of fashionable statements. you as i, michael, sat down with donald trump last week and looked deeply into this issue. you've spoken to the director of health in hawaii and just so everyone is clear, it was not -- the president was not legally able to get this long form withou
clinton works you have taken this same action and did they do it too late? >> i don't think they did it too late. in the short term, the president benefited. the president called out the barker today, donald trump. there's no better cable split screen than donald trump and the president because it reminds people that's the choice they're going to face in 2012. takes it away from real problems in the country and the president said a carnival barter. the president made a stronger point. in...
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franklin roosevelt, harry truman, richard nixon and bill clinton. we're getting jack kennedy to join the list, let's listen to what they said about health care over the years. >> we've accepted so to speak a second bill of rights. under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all. regardless of station or race or creed. among these are right to adequate medical care. as the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health. >> we must also act promptly to improve the health of our nation. women in our country particularly, know that in many areas there are not enough doctors or hospitals and many families can not afford the medical care they need. >> we will establish a new system that makes high-quality health care available to every american in a dignified manner and at a price he can afford. >> today i am announcing the formation of the president's task force on national health reform. chaired by the first lady, hillary rodham clinton. >> every time i see that picture, i think about how young clinton was when he was preside
franklin roosevelt, harry truman, richard nixon and bill clinton. we're getting jack kennedy to join the list, let's listen to what they said about health care over the years. >> we've accepted so to speak a second bill of rights. under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all. regardless of station or race or creed. among these are right to adequate medical care. as the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health. >> we must also act promptly to...
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bill clinton has a great line that if you want to live like a republican, you should vote for a democrat because democrats will give you better economics. and that's, in fact, true. if you compare job performance under democratic presidents versus republican presidents over the last say 30 years, you will find that democrats on average produce far, far more jobs than do republicans. the problem for republicans is that they have an intellectually bankrupt economic policy and they've got a social policy that is worthy of the john burch society. these are the reasons the republicans lost and the fact the republicans can't face this, these facts, and understand and deal with them, it's not just that it is ingracious or ungracious in defeat and a lack of grace in defeat, it's also that they just don't want to understand that this is a changing country, this is a changing country demographically and they don't want to understand exactly the many reasons that they lost this election, and that's frankly good news for democrats if they don't want to face reality. >> but that's bad news, isn't it,
bill clinton has a great line that if you want to live like a republican, you should vote for a democrat because democrats will give you better economics. and that's, in fact, true. if you compare job performance under democratic presidents versus republican presidents over the last say 30 years, you will find that democrats on average produce far, far more jobs than do republicans. the problem for republicans is that they have an intellectually bankrupt economic policy and they've got a social...
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you saw a second term with bill clinton ton, they cooped and impeached him, too. >> up next, this is one thing you'll see only on "the cycle." developments in the search for bigfoot. yes, i said bigfoot. >>> no, no, no. >> we just got it. dude, i think they're here. >> something's moving down below. y-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. gives you a low national plan premium... so you can focus on what really matters. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including i
you saw a second term with bill clinton ton, they cooped and impeached him, too. >> up next, this is one thing you'll see only on "the cycle." developments in the search for bigfoot. yes, i said bigfoot. >>> no, no, no. >> we just got it. dude, i think they're here. >> something's moving down below. y-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over...
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let's hear bill clinton speak for himself. he was out there with harvey weinstein the other night. let's watch him. >> i don't think that we ought to get into the position where we say this is bad work. this is good work. no question in terms of getting up to go to the office, and you know basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man a who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> there you go. mr. clinton, i don't know what he is doing, and governor, you know him well, and he is saying don't go down the negative road, go the positive road. you can't win by bashing this guy on bain capital and what he did as governor several years ago. you have to win this positively. >> i think the president's doing two things. number one, exactly what you said, chris, get out there and talk about what we're going to do. we do have good plans. the plans that bob just outlined, the plans the president outline. you're dead right. don't do just $50 billion of infrastructure improvements over the next 18 months. the cbo says we coul
let's hear bill clinton speak for himself. he was out there with harvey weinstein the other night. let's watch him. >> i don't think that we ought to get into the position where we say this is bad work. this is good work. no question in terms of getting up to go to the office, and you know basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man a who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> there you go. mr. clinton, i...
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. >> barack obama and bill clinton, the new bff? >>> coming up on "hardball," chris matthews talks to former congressman jim traficant about life in the u.s. house and life in the big house. that is going to be a great interview. announcer: you could buy 750 bottles of water or just one brita faucet filter. ( drop plinks ) brita-- better for the environment and your wallet. you should know, bayer aspirin is one of most studied, most trusted, anti-fever, anti-inflammatory, and anti-pain medications in the world. from pain killer to life saver, bayer aspirin is the wonder drug that works wonders. >>> there's a lot going on today. here are three things we thought you should know. >> that's right. three years after leaving capitol hill, mark foley is putting himself back in the spotlight and talking about his career-ending scandal. he is hosting his own radio show on wsvu in florida. during the debut of "inside the mind" mark foley said he hid his homosexuality because he worried about voter reaction. he left congress in 2006 after word
. >> barack obama and bill clinton, the new bff? >>> coming up on "hardball," chris matthews talks to former congressman jim traficant about life in the u.s. house and life in the big house. that is going to be a great interview. announcer: you could buy 750 bottles of water or just one brita faucet filter. ( drop plinks ) brita-- better for the environment and your wallet. you should know, bayer aspirin is one of most studied, most trusted, anti-fever,...
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you know, i often said of bill clinton that he was the most brilliant authentic phony i had ever studied. he could go in any room and sort of be right there. and barack obama isn't as good of an actor in that sense. but once he becomes comfortable in a situation, he has the capacity to adapt and change. and so i honestly think that you will see more of that in the second term, but in a way that he feels comfortable with. >> after that now infamous first debate, how was the obama campaign able to shift the momentum? >> well, you know, he was responsible for the problems with that first debate. and to a certain degree, although the second and third debates were less watched and less important, he recovered in that sense. but they knew all along that they had a lot of other things going for them. and they had done enormous work early on in the campaign to shape the public's perception of mitt romney. that held to a large degree. and then on the back end, they had this, you know, amazing ground game campaign at the end. but i think that, you know, i think that as important and as wonderful a
you know, i often said of bill clinton that he was the most brilliant authentic phony i had ever studied. he could go in any room and sort of be right there. and barack obama isn't as good of an actor in that sense. but once he becomes comfortable in a situation, he has the capacity to adapt and change. and so i honestly think that you will see more of that in the second term, but in a way that he feels comfortable with. >> after that now infamous first debate, how was the obama campaign...
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. >>> former president bill clinton is advocating a quick fix to the oil disaster. he says the government should blow up that well. do you hear that? he says they should blow up the well. he says blowing it up is the only way to make sure the government isn't relying on bp to fix the problem. that's going to do it for me this hour, i'm peter alexander. chris jansing is picking up things next, she's going to talk to the spy thriller author about the real life case that reads like something out of his book. the russian spies living in america under deep, deep cover. it's soo good. ♪ this is insanely good. see, i thank you for stuff! oh and thanks for the roof over my head...and stuff like that. you should come over more often. and thanks for having such exquisite taste. ♪ [ female announcer ] give the cool whip. get the love. ♪ >>> tropical storm alex could become a hurricane at any moment and it's taking aim at the coast of texas. but it's waves and winds could have a big impact on the oil mess in the gulf. >>> stocking tanking over concerns over consumer confi
. >>> former president bill clinton is advocating a quick fix to the oil disaster. he says the government should blow up that well. do you hear that? he says they should blow up the well. he says blowing it up is the only way to make sure the government isn't relying on bp to fix the problem. that's going to do it for me this hour, i'm peter alexander. chris jansing is picking up things next, she's going to talk to the spy thriller author about the real life case that reads like...
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half of bill clinton's first term. listen, buddy, you've got to get with the program here. i'm here to tell you things you don't want to hear. >> okay. let's take a look i want to get to this. john, good thoughts and i agree completely. he needs heavyweights and they can't all be from chicago. that's his kind of town, not everybody's, though i love the place. here's the president talking about the personality of this fight. it is getting deeply personal. the republicans are going for the kill. here he is saying that he's being called or treated like a dog. i've never heard a president talk like this saying people are treating me like a dog is this going to work and with who? let's listen. >> and over the last two years that's meant taking on some powerful interests. some powerful interests who have been dominating the agenda in washington for a very long time, and they are not always happy with me. they talk about me like a dog. that's not in my prepared remarks. it's just -- but it's true. >> no. i don't think that wo
half of bill clinton's first term. listen, buddy, you've got to get with the program here. i'm here to tell you things you don't want to hear. >> okay. let's take a look i want to get to this. john, good thoughts and i agree completely. he needs heavyweights and they can't all be from chicago. that's his kind of town, not everybody's, though i love the place. here's the president talking about the personality of this fight. it is getting deeply personal. the republicans are going for the...
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also republican congressman raul labrador, former white house chief of staff for bill clinton john podesta, and our friend gop strategist mike murphy. welcome to everybody. yes, i want to get to as much as we can, including some of the republican fallout a little bit later. >>> andrea, bottom line, this furious debate and new facts we've gotten here on benghazi and susan rice this morning. >> mike rogers, the republican chair, threw a hand grenade into the middle of this table when he suggested that the president of the united states might have had prior knowledge before the election of what was going on with david petraeus, that eric holder was aware of it, the attorney general, and that it's not credible that eric holder would not have told the president. this will raise a lot of questions. holder will be called to attention on the hill. the other thing is the disconnect between what the senators believe, which was that there was not an intelligence failure but there was certainly a failure then to follow up. did the state department, why did the state department not increase security, n
also republican congressman raul labrador, former white house chief of staff for bill clinton john podesta, and our friend gop strategist mike murphy. welcome to everybody. yes, i want to get to as much as we can, including some of the republican fallout a little bit later. >>> andrea, bottom line, this furious debate and new facts we've gotten here on benghazi and susan rice this morning. >> mike rogers, the republican chair, threw a hand grenade into the middle of this table...
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they claim when she spend time as an adviser to bill clinton that that shows she was a political activist. but clearly the white house is saying she's a brilliant legal mind. these hearings should be about whether she's qualified to serve and become not only the youngest justice on the current supreme court, but the third woman to serve on the current court. >> nora, thank you. >>> the ranking republican says her nomination to the court is far from a slam dunk for the president. >> i think this is a very important nomination and she has the least experience of any nominee at least in the last 50 years. many were suggesting there this is just a done deal and the committee hearings would make no difference, but i think this nominee does have serious deficiencies. if things come out that indicate she's so far outside the mainstream, it's conceivable a filibuster might occur. >> democrat from rhode island is a member of the judiciary committee who will be questioning elena kagan. good morning to you. so i'm wondering what you have to say about what jeff sessions said. do you think there's a r
they claim when she spend time as an adviser to bill clinton that that shows she was a political activist. but clearly the white house is saying she's a brilliant legal mind. these hearings should be about whether she's qualified to serve and become not only the youngest justice on the current supreme court, but the third woman to serve on the current court. >> nora, thank you. >>> the ranking republican says her nomination to the court is far from a slam dunk for the president....
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bush when he was re-elected and bill clinton and ronald reagan when he was re-elected. the president can deal with the market's concerns about whether he needs to reach a deal by doing that. >> let me reiterate what we were talking about earlier this hour, you all in particular have been discussing and looking at cabinet decisions. we have reported that there has been conversation about the future of david petraeus. that he was, according to all reports from people out in langley, at the white house yesterday, and, in fact, canceled a very important meeting scheduled with outside visitors telling them -- the staff telling them he'd gone to see the president. apparently that was not the case. he was seeing somebody else in the white house, the national security team presumably. there has been conversation according to senior officials about the future of david petraeus, how long he'll stay in the administration. we have repeated that no resignation has been offered. none is apparently envisioned at this time. none has been requested. there is conversation about how long
bush when he was re-elected and bill clinton and ronald reagan when he was re-elected. the president can deal with the market's concerns about whether he needs to reach a deal by doing that. >> let me reiterate what we were talking about earlier this hour, you all in particular have been discussing and looking at cabinet decisions. we have reported that there has been conversation about the future of david petraeus. that he was, according to all reports from people out in langley, at the...
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and at this gathering bill clinton walked in and of course clinton always takes over a room and he put his arm around the widow and started talking and saying that richard holbrooke had been somebody who always fought, who believed in peace, and somebody who was there told me, said suddenly, everyone in the room was involved in bill clinton's emotions. and that's what obama has to do. he has to find a way to make these things personal, not abstract. he is so cerebral, so smart he appears cool and he's got to get in there and make those connections with the people in the unemployment line, the assembly line, in the mountains of afghanistan. >> i agree with you but the very steadiness that allowed him to come back from scott brown's victory which seemed like he was dead in january and then he brought health care and now allowed him to come back from the shellacking in the mid term, that's a strength to neither be too high or too low and to keep that steadiness. i'm sure at times you want him to yell, to fight, show more emotion, but maybe those qualities don't often come together in the
and at this gathering bill clinton walked in and of course clinton always takes over a room and he put his arm around the widow and started talking and saying that richard holbrooke had been somebody who always fought, who believed in peace, and somebody who was there told me, said suddenly, everyone in the room was involved in bill clinton's emotions. and that's what obama has to do. he has to find a way to make these things personal, not abstract. he is so cerebral, so smart he appears cool...
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he ran on a vow to increase taxes on the wealthiest to bill clinton era tax rates. that means 35% it to 39.6% for the top rate. is that the president's position now, and would he veto any package that comes back from congress that does not do that? >> the president would veto, as he has said and i and others have said for quite some time any bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for the top 2% of wage earners in this country, of earners in this country. what the president made clear again today and has said for quite some time is that he would sign right now the bill that passed the senate that extends tax cuts for 98% of us. 98% of the american people. this is a simple and easy way to address a large chunk of the uncertainty created by the so-called fiscal cliff. by the -- for those who don't engage in beltway parlance, by the series of deadlines that include expiration of the tax cuts that would cause uncertainty and damage to the economy if they're not dealt with. extending those tax cuts for 98% of the american people would deal with more than half in dollar t
he ran on a vow to increase taxes on the wealthiest to bill clinton era tax rates. that means 35% it to 39.6% for the top rate. is that the president's position now, and would he veto any package that comes back from congress that does not do that? >> the president would veto, as he has said and i and others have said for quite some time any bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for the top 2% of wage earners in this country, of earners in this country. what the president made clear...
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. >> former president bill clinton and vice president biden also spoke at today's memorial. senator byrd died monday at the age of 92 after serving in the u.s. senate longer than anyone else in history. a private funeral service is set for tuesday in arlington, virginia. >>> developing now, the justice minister in cyprus says he believes an alleged russian spy has indeed fled that mediterranean island. christopher metsos is believed to have supplied money to an alleged spy ring here in the united states. he was arrested in cyprus but released on bail. u.s. officials were concerned he might escape the island and now it appears he's done it. meanwhile here on u.s. soil, more bail hearings for some of the ten suspects in custody. two more of them admitted using fake names and prosecutors say the couple known as michael zottoli and patricia mills had $100,000 in cash and phony passports and stashed away in safe deposit boxes. bob windram is joining me here in the studio with the latest. let's get first to the man from cyprus who disappeared, mr. metsos. will he be caught? what a
. >> former president bill clinton and vice president biden also spoke at today's memorial. senator byrd died monday at the age of 92 after serving in the u.s. senate longer than anyone else in history. a private funeral service is set for tuesday in arlington, virginia. >>> developing now, the justice minister in cyprus says he believes an alleged russian spy has indeed fled that mediterranean island. christopher metsos is believed to have supplied money to an alleged spy ring...
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president bill clinton was among the spectators. team usa plays against saturday against the group d runner up saturday. good, i'm off, i can watch. >> he strikes again with the golden goal. you take just once a month. it's simponi™, and taken with methotrexate, it helps relieve the pain, stiffness, and swelling of ra with one dose a month. visit 4simponi.com to see if you qualify for a full year of cost support. simponi™ can lower your ability to fight infections, including...
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for me it was bill clinton's speech at the democratic national committee. we've seen him at the political spouse, as the global philanthropi philanthropist. on that stage at that night. he was something else, was a leader of the party, a voice of basic democratic values, a role that is more suited to him, a role that you didn't realize you missed until you saw it there and it showed a stark contrast with the republican convention the week before when the name george bush wasn't really mentioned. >> a point this people were talking about. representative murphy, your most memorable moment? >> being on stage with the president and about four dozen of my fellow veterans from iraq and afghanistan and the wars, standing there on primetime, thursday night right before the president spoke, talking about barack obama as a true champion to our fellow veterans and also how he served as a great commander-in-chief. i think especially today on veterans day when we look at every 80 minutes there's a veteran who commits suicide. we have to come together as a country to tac
for me it was bill clinton's speech at the democratic national committee. we've seen him at the political spouse, as the global philanthropi philanthropist. on that stage at that night. he was something else, was a leader of the party, a voice of basic democratic values, a role that is more suited to him, a role that you didn't realize you missed until you saw it there and it showed a stark contrast with the republican convention the week before when the name george bush wasn't really...
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here's bill clinton. you want to get attacked by the other side. >> well, bill clinton definitely wants to get attacked by the other side. but this was an attack on barack obama. and i do think there was some distance from bill clinton here. he's got to go out and defend obama particularly on thish. he's got this huge speaking role -- >> he signed the welfare bill. zwle signed the welfare bill. this came out in new york when bill clinton was in las vegas. came out from his foundation. he had to get it from the obama campaign or somewhere else. if you look at the language, it wasn't about savageness. he said it's not true and i find it disappointing. that's kind of time for politics these days. >> he wants to be the guy above it all, but he also wants to support. he doesn't want to be the attack dog, i agree. >> he's walking a fine line. >> so what do you think his point is? >> bill clinton's point? >> yeah. his goal. >> i think his point is mitt romney's wrong about it. this is really complicated policy w
here's bill clinton. you want to get attacked by the other side. >> well, bill clinton definitely wants to get attacked by the other side. but this was an attack on barack obama. and i do think there was some distance from bill clinton here. he's got to go out and defend obama particularly on thish. he's got this huge speaking role -- >> he signed the welfare bill. zwle signed the welfare bill. this came out in new york when bill clinton was in las vegas. came out from his...
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you know, so whatever problems some people have with bill clinton or objections to bill clinton, you really have to hope for the sake of the country and the world he gets better. and i assume he will. >> of course. and do you have any insight as to his own relationship with his heart disease since the bypass? >> no, the times i've seen him, it seemed to have no effect on him. he's thinner. i shouldn't say that, because i'm not in particularly good shape, but he's thinner and in better shape than i've seen him in years. >> the president does look to be in pretty good physical condition. >> he always had a weight problem as we know. but he seemed to have conquered it. after he had the heart surgery in 2004. he seemed to be exercising, seemed to be getting better. we just have no idea that he did anything to bring this on. and as we said, we saw him in haiti just a few days ago. bob schrum saw him just the other night. he looked to be doing just fine. these things can come on sudd sudden suddenly. what happens is, the plaque that builds up inside the artery that supply blood to the hear
you know, so whatever problems some people have with bill clinton or objections to bill clinton, you really have to hope for the sake of the country and the world he gets better. and i assume he will. >> of course. and do you have any insight as to his own relationship with his heart disease since the bypass? >> no, the times i've seen him, it seemed to have no effect on him. he's thinner. i shouldn't say that, because i'm not in particularly good shape, but he's thinner and in...
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no, no, not that bill clinton. former "snl" star darrell hammond breaks down the new details with us ahead. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ >>> republicans have entered a new fact-free phrase of the campaign, repeating one of their favorite fast talking points about the pr
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monday night in pennsylvania, be they play the big five games, and there is bill clinton with a crowd of people your age. they were all like in their early to late 20s, packed, like 20,000 students. i haven't seen that enthusiasm. was that going across the country? ashley? >> yes. after the debate romney's crowds were not all huge but he went to denver which is where musician actually performed and it felt like people came out to see a rock star there. huge crowds, packed. in pennsylvania, one of the most striking things was on tuesday when governor romney touched down in pittsburgh, there was a huge crowd. it lined up upper deck of a parking garage overlooking where he landed and they were all just waiting for him and cheering for him. he was so touched. had he finally found the love that he had been searching for the whole campaign. >> what an amazing thing this election has been. what an amazing thing. thank you, matt, ashley. >> thank you. >>> when we return, let me finish with this still wonder -- and i just said it again -- of this election. you're watching "hardball," the place
monday night in pennsylvania, be they play the big five games, and there is bill clinton with a crowd of people your age. they were all like in their early to late 20s, packed, like 20,000 students. i haven't seen that enthusiasm. was that going across the country? ashley? >> yes. after the debate romney's crowds were not all huge but he went to denver which is where musician actually performed and it felt like people came out to see a rock star there. huge crowds, packed. in...
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and bill clinton says don't do it. >> they aren't going for higher taxes. lincoln said, can you call a pig a goat. that doesn't make it a goat. they are not higher taxes. these are tax give aways. >> you're not going to get them. >> they are oil companies to corporate jets to hedge fund managers. >> call it what you want, you won't get them. >> pat, look, you say the republicans have the advantage. i'm not sure what you call it. they are obviously give aways to the corporates. you say republicans have the advantage. what if we don't raise the debt ceiling but don't go into default. money comes into the treasury all the time. we use it to pay our debt so there is no default. the president says okay i have the biggest line veto in the history of mankind. i will only fund programs you are in favor of. you republicans get nothing from now on. then who's got the advantage? >> you're tell meg that president of the united states -- look, if the president of the united states -- you're right. the president of the united states would have to start chopping spending
and bill clinton says don't do it. >> they aren't going for higher taxes. lincoln said, can you call a pig a goat. that doesn't make it a goat. they are not higher taxes. these are tax give aways. >> you're not going to get them. >> they are oil companies to corporate jets to hedge fund managers. >> call it what you want, you won't get them. >> pat, look, you say the republicans have the advantage. i'm not sure what you call it. they are obviously give aways to the...
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you covered politics longer than i have, the same rumors about various, whether it was bill clinton and his involvement in iran/contra, remember that one and the crazy runway or how about lbj and his involvement in the supposed jfk -- >> conspiracy they'ories. >> they're always out there. this one jumped into the mainstre mainstream. >> some elected officials have some authority or power or elected officials were saying it is true. and they wouldn't walk away. the only guy who deserves credit today would be mitt romney who he's not mr. excitement, but for the minute this was put to him a couple of weeks ago, he said there is nothing to it, drop it. he didn't play the game they all play, well, i do have some questions, or all these sort of -- >> take him at his word. >> he said, the guy is an american and that's it. basically he's the only one that has really come through this looking with integrity, i think. >> i hope this ends it other than to undermine the credibility of the people who have been pushing it. chris matthews, thank you. >> finished with the people in the middle, i think
you covered politics longer than i have, the same rumors about various, whether it was bill clinton and his involvement in iran/contra, remember that one and the crazy runway or how about lbj and his involvement in the supposed jfk -- >> conspiracy they'ories. >> they're always out there. this one jumped into the mainstre mainstream. >> some elected officials have some authority or power or elected officials were saying it is true. and they wouldn't walk away. the only guy who...
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bill clinton is more like fdr that way, simple english. >> listen, i think bill clinton is an invaluable asset. i agree he'll be helpful in this campaign, but i also believe that barack obama is a fourth quarter player. we've seen it again and again, going all the way back to 2007 when he was way behind hillary clinton. i'm through with this expectations game. i think the president will come to the next debate, bring his best game and will convey to the american people what the real choice is between someone who will fight for the middle class and someone who will favor the few. >>> i've heard that fourth quarter reference, by the way. from the xarn, getting out there, bob. >> pretty good defense, bob. >> i think i actually wrote that meteorologist and months ago. >>> that's what, bob, i think we all agree what didn't work was the defense, because he's not that far ahead. he can't get to the fourth quarter -- >> we'll see what obama shows up in two weeks. >> who will win this thursday? joe biden has got to win, because the tie goes i think to the other guy. >> i think it's a tie. >> i th
bill clinton is more like fdr that way, simple english. >> listen, i think bill clinton is an invaluable asset. i agree he'll be helpful in this campaign, but i also believe that barack obama is a fourth quarter player. we've seen it again and again, going all the way back to 2007 when he was way behind hillary clinton. i'm through with this expectations game. i think the president will come to the next debate, bring his best game and will convey to the american people what the real...
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it's interesting, also, that bill clinton agrees with that. bill clinton had that same policy and barack obama had that policy when he was candidate for about 24 hours and then he walked that back. so if anybody is playing politics, it's really the obama campaign, which is trying to distract on this issue because the bill clinton administration as well as mitt romney candidate have been -- they've both been clear. >> just to be clear, rick, to be fair, you mean the bill clinton political campaign, during clinton's tenure, they did not move the embassy. >> no, they didn't move it, but bill clinton made it clear that jerusalem should be the capital of israel. >> wait a minute. let's not microfocus. you're talking about israel alone. what about the other stuff i asked you, about north korea, china, a crisis of syria? did he give us any substantive foreign policy insight into the romney administration? >> he has. again, i would go back to the fact that most of the reporters were talking about not getting invited into a fund-raiser. >> forget them.
it's interesting, also, that bill clinton agrees with that. bill clinton had that same policy and barack obama had that policy when he was candidate for about 24 hours and then he walked that back. so if anybody is playing politics, it's really the obama campaign, which is trying to distract on this issue because the bill clinton administration as well as mitt romney candidate have been -- they've both been clear. >> just to be clear, rick, to be fair, you mean the bill clinton political...
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bill clinton says that conspiracy of the right continues. is he trying to spin away his scandal by identifying himself with president obama? if so, is he a good obama attack dog? >>> what's behind the arrest of roman polanski in switzerland after he was charged with statutory rape involving a 13-year-old girl at that time in california. is this a case that should be prosecuted now that france and poland are urging secretary of state hillary clinton to grant clemency to the 76-year-old filmmaker? >>> should president obama go to copenhagen this thursday to pitch for chicago? to get the 2016 olympics with all the other stuff boiling in pot now? that's in "the politics fix." >>> the so-called birthers aren't giving up. they have an infomercial and are giving out gifts. you can add your name to a petition for the president to produce additional documents to prove he was born in hawaii. more on the crazies in the "hardball" "sideshow." michael ruben is a president with the american enterprises institute. bob bare, former cia officer. a columnist
bill clinton says that conspiracy of the right continues. is he trying to spin away his scandal by identifying himself with president obama? if so, is he a good obama attack dog? >>> what's behind the arrest of roman polanski in switzerland after he was charged with statutory rape involving a 13-year-old girl at that time in california. is this a case that should be prosecuted now that france and poland are urging secretary of state hillary clinton to grant clemency to the 76-year-old...
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on taxes it's as bill clinton said. it's simple math. spending is at 24% of gdp. taxes are at about 15% of gdp right now. even the most conservative member of congress only proposes to bring spending down to say 20% or even 19% of gdp. you still have a 4% to 5% gap. that represents hundreds of billions of dollars that has to be made up. even if you assume growth could get back to 3%, that won't make up the gap. so taxes have to be on the table. there's no way to get around that if you want to actually deal with the fiscal crisis that we have. and what is most heartening to me is to learn today that the president is willing to take this show on the road, to go out into the states and make the case and actually reinforce that mandate he has and make republicans realize that those that want to work with him will be rewarded as people who are trying to solve people, those that want to obstruct will pay a political praice that they will feel at election time. >> his opening act has got to be rick ross. these haters are not going to hold me back. some of the conservativ
on taxes it's as bill clinton said. it's simple math. spending is at 24% of gdp. taxes are at about 15% of gdp right now. even the most conservative member of congress only proposes to bring spending down to say 20% or even 19% of gdp. you still have a 4% to 5% gap. that represents hundreds of billions of dollars that has to be made up. even if you assume growth could get back to 3%, that won't make up the gap. so taxes have to be on the table. there's no way to get around that if you want to...
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. >>> back now live to the senator robert byrd and remarks by president bill clinton. >> all of the house members senators, thank you, senator rockefeller and thank you, vicky kennedy. i'd also like to thank all of the people here who at the time of his passing or ever worked for robert byrd who helped him to succeed for the people of west virginia. i thank them. and i want to thank the martin luther king male chorus. they gave us a needed break from all these politicians talking up here. i want to say first that i come here to speak for two members of my family. hillary wanted to be here today and she paid her respects to senator byrd as he lay in state in the united states senate before making a trip on behalf of our country to central and eastern europe. i am grateful to bob byrd for many things, but one thing that no one has given enough attention to, in my opinion, today is that while he always wanted to be the best senator and he always wanted to be the longest-serving senator, he wanted every other senator to be the best senator that he or she could be, and he helped hillary a lot
. >>> back now live to the senator robert byrd and remarks by president bill clinton. >> all of the house members senators, thank you, senator rockefeller and thank you, vicky kennedy. i'd also like to thank all of the people here who at the time of his passing or ever worked for robert byrd who helped him to succeed for the people of west virginia. i thank them. and i want to thank the martin luther king male chorus. they gave us a needed break from all these politicians talking...
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michelle obama and bill clinton have been nominated for grammy awards. the first lady was nominated in the best spoken word category for the audio version of "american grown," the book that tells the story of the white house garden and encourages healthy eating. and the former president was nominated in the same category for "back to work, why we need smart government for a strong economy." the returns for this race will be on february 10th when we'll find out who won. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." did republican efforts to suppress the vote backfire this time? in dozens of states they made efforts to keep people, especially minorities and poor people, from getting to the ballot box. they shortened early voting periods. well, it didn't work. minority turnout remained steady from 2008, and in some states it increased, like ohio. some civil rights leaders say it was those attempts at voter suppression that drove voters out to vote even if it meant standing in line for hours. what is clear is the republican party has a deeper problem
michelle obama and bill clinton have been nominated for grammy awards. the first lady was nominated in the best spoken word category for the audio version of "american grown," the book that tells the story of the white house garden and encourages healthy eating. and the former president was nominated in the same category for "back to work, why we need smart government for a strong economy." the returns for this race will be on february 10th when we'll find out who won. we'll...
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michelle obama and bill clinton have been nominated for grammy awards. the first lady was nominated in the best spoken word category for the audio version of "american grown" the book that tells the story of the white house garden and encourages healthy eating. anned former president was nominated in the same category for "back to work" why we need smart government for a strong economy. the returns for this ration will be on february 10th when we'll find out who won. r heart health. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? house garden and encourages we'll be right bachouse garden we'll be right bachouse garden we'll be right bac >>> welcome back to "hardball." did republican efforts to suppress the vote backfire this time? in dozens of states they made effo
michelle obama and bill clinton have been nominated for grammy awards. the first lady was nominated in the best spoken word category for the audio version of "american grown" the book that tells the story of the white house garden and encourages healthy eating. anned former president was nominated in the same category for "back to work" why we need smart government for a strong economy. the returns for this ration will be on february 10th when we'll find out who won. r heart...
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monday night in pennsylvania, there was bill clinton with a crowd of people your age. they were all in their early 20s, packed. 10,000 students. i said i haven't seen this enthusiasm. is that going across the country? >> after the debate, governor romney started getting -- not all of his crowds were huge. but he went to red rock in denver and it felt like people had come out to see a rock star. you had huge crowds. on tuesday on election day when governor romney touched down in pittsburgh, there was a huge crowd. it wasn't an event. it lined the upper deck of a parking garage overlooking where he landed. they were waiting for him and cheering for him. he was so touched he had found the love he had been searching for. >> what an amazing thing this election has been. thank you. >> when we return, let me finish with the wonder of this election. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announc
monday night in pennsylvania, there was bill clinton with a crowd of people your age. they were all in their early 20s, packed. 10,000 students. i said i haven't seen this enthusiasm. is that going across the country? >> after the debate, governor romney started getting -- not all of his crowds were huge. but he went to red rock in denver and it felt like people had come out to see a rock star. you had huge crowds. on tuesday on election day when governor romney touched down in...
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coming up, bill clinton that says the conspiracy that he says created the monica mess for him. i wonder if that's helpful. you know what i think. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. always my favorite day. with all the pet hair in the air, i'd spend class preoccupied, bothered by itchy eyes. but now i have new zyrtec® itchy eye drops. it works fast, with just one drop, to relieve my itchy eyes from allergies for up to 12 hours. no other allergy itchy eye drop works faster or longer. which is good, 'cause there's a lotta paws to shake. with new zyrtec® itchy eye drops i can love the air™. (announcer) find it in the allergy aisle next to other zyrtec® products. chef's meal with pommes frites perhaps a night at the theater with extra special seats additional hotel night, our treat your world in perfect harmony: priceless look for world on your mastercard to get rewards and offers that matter to you. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. (announcer) we understand. you've only got so many hours in a day to get your five servings of vegetables. consider this..
coming up, bill clinton that says the conspiracy that he says created the monica mess for him. i wonder if that's helpful. you know what i think. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. always my favorite day. with all the pet hair in the air, i'd spend class preoccupied, bothered by itchy eyes. but now i have new zyrtec® itchy eye drops. it works fast, with just one drop, to relieve my itchy eyes from allergies for up to 12 hours. no other allergy itchy eye drop works faster or...
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an offer backed up by bill clinton's strong endorsement. he wanted her to accept, seeing the duty and global stature she would obtain. the president's people wanted help in three vital states for 2012, florida, ohio and colorado. they asked bill to hit those states and he did. he spent his additional time on the stump traveling for candidates who helped hillary in 2008. >>> then came this past friday, bill clinton arrived at the white house, met with the president. from there the two men met with the presidential briefing room to meet the press. bill clinton gave a full throated endorsement on the bipartisan compromise on taxes president obama had struck. when president obama felt he spent enough time making his points, he left the lectern to clinton. clinton a master of detail hung in there, obviously enjoying the moment. but obviously showing he has indeed been spending an hour a day on economic issues as well as his loyalty to obama and his program. even the skeptic must see the best kind of american politics. once president himself, cli
an offer backed up by bill clinton's strong endorsement. he wanted her to accept, seeing the duty and global stature she would obtain. the president's people wanted help in three vital states for 2012, florida, ohio and colorado. they asked bill to hit those states and he did. he spent his additional time on the stump traveling for candidates who helped hillary in 2008. >>> then came this past friday, bill clinton arrived at the white house, met with the president. from there the two...
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celebrities from john bon jovi to bill clinton for several new york city stops. mitt romney has private events in seattle and portland. with the unemployment rate now 8.2%, should the president try to change his strategy? will mitt romney seize an opportunity? i want to bring in the editor in chief of the national journal's hot line and slate reporter, dave weigel. good morning, guys. >> morning. >> morning. >> i was reading all these articles after the economic numbers came out over the weekend and pretty much all of them came to the conclusion that it was a horrible, terrible, pretty bad week for the president last week. so, what does he do now? >> i think we're seeing a lot of calls for president obama to come out with a new, forward looking plan. so far, this election has been about president obama appealing to small segments of base. hispanic, women voters. instead of offering a grand man. now that it looks like this election will be more of a referendum on the economy than a choice between president obama and mitt romney, there's this push to get president
celebrities from john bon jovi to bill clinton for several new york city stops. mitt romney has private events in seattle and portland. with the unemployment rate now 8.2%, should the president try to change his strategy? will mitt romney seize an opportunity? i want to bring in the editor in chief of the national journal's hot line and slate reporter, dave weigel. good morning, guys. >> morning. >> morning. >> i was reading all these articles after the economic numbers came...